Mali: the highly coveted post of Prime Minister of the transition

The swearing-in of Vice-President Goïta and Transition President N'Daw in Bamako, September 25, 2020. REUTERS / Amadou Keita

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After the swearing-in ceremony for transitional president Bah N'Daw on Friday, Mali is still awaiting the appointment of its civilian prime minister, a condition set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Consultations are ongoing, but there are many candidates.

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With our correspondent in Bamako

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The post of transitional prime minister is highly coveted.

In the ranks of M5 alone, the protest movement that contributed to the fall of President IBK, there are 14 declared candidates, including a woman.

Members of this political grouping could not agree on the name of a consensus candidate.

An M5 official therefore went to Kati, stronghold of the junta, to submit all the candidacy files.

But some wonder: why submit the files to Kati, when it is the

who is supposed to appoint the future prime minister?

The answer is simple: the junta is still inescapable for the moment.

There are also candidates outside the M5 for the post of Prime Minister.

Among them, we speak of a financier, a banker, or even a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Malians are impatiently awaiting the name of the future head of government, but also the Economic Community of West African States, in order to

on Mali.

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